Playing the Odds

Author: Nora Roberts
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
ISBN: 1250775620
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 231

Book Description
Playing the Odds begins the family saga of The MacGregors, the beloved and passionate series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts, introducing an adventurous spirit who takes a risk on embracing life’s possibilities outside her familiar world—and encounters a chance for love she may never find again. Raised in wealth and luxury, Serena MacGregor wanted something money couldn’t buy, an independent experience she can get only by living it. Working as a blackjack dealer on a cruise ship, she keeps her elite privilege a secret. Then gambler Justin Blade appears and drops big bucks on her table. He’s a mystery who keeps his cards close to his chest—but finds himself desiring to prove to Serena that together they’ve hit the jackpot.

Playing the Odds

Author: Hal K. Rothman
Publisher: UNM Press
ISBN: 9780826321121
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 292

Book Description
"Hal Rothman is both the greatest Western historian of his generation and an H. L. Mencken in cowboy boots."--Mike Davis, author of Planet of Slums and Buda's Wagon

Playing the Odds

Author: Kathryn Kaleigh
Publisher: KST Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1647913632
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 37

Book Description
Level-headed Zoe's undeniable sense of foreboding sent her driving through the desert toward Cave Creek, Nevada. Away from everything she knew. Heartbroken Buck Montana played the odds. But he never expected a telegraph to devastate his plans. Would an alternate timeline put everything right? Or would it merely be a temporary diversion? An unforgettable short story of love that defies the boundaries of time.

Playing the Odds

Author: Nora Roberts
Publisher: Large Print Press
ISBN: 9780786266746
Category : Blackjack (Game)
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A #1 New York Times Bestselling AuthorSerena MacGregor's father knew she'd never settle down and produce a grandchild while working as a blackjack dealer on a luxury cruise ship. But he knew he could stack the odds in his favor by sending unsuspecting Justin Blade - part Comanche and all gambler - to see that his daughter was lucky in love . . .

The House Advantage

Author: Jeffrey Ma
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 0230109683
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 265

Book Description
As part of the notorious MIT Team depicted in Ben Mezrich's now classic Bringing Down the House, Jeff Ma used math and statistics to master the game of blackjack and reap handsome rewards at casinos. Years later, Ma has inspired not only a bestselling novel and hit movie, but has also started three different companies—the latest of which, Citizen Sports, is an innovative marriage of sports, betting, and digital technology—and launched a successful corporate speaking career. The House Advantage reveals Ma's cutting-edge mathematical insights into the world of statistics and makes them applicable to a wide business audience. He argues that numbers are the key to analyzing nearly everything in the world of business, from how to spot and profit from global market inefficiencies to having multiple backup plans in anticipation of every probability. Ma's stories and business lessons are as intriguing as they are universally applicable.

Playing the Odds

Author: Nora Roberts
Publisher: Harlequin Books
ISBN: 9780373510122
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 218

Book Description
A #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Serena MacGregor's father knew she'd never settle down and produce a grandchild while working as a blackjack dealer on a luxury cruise ship. But he knew he could stack the odds in his favor by sending unsuspecting Justin Blade - part Comanche and all gambler - to see that his daughter was lucky in love . . .

The Odds

Author: Stewart O'Nan
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101554355
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 187

Book Description
In the new novel from the author of Emily, Alone and Henry, Himself, a middle-age couple goes all in for love at a Niagara Falls casino Stewart O'Nan's thirteenth novel is another wildly original, bittersweet gem like his celebrated Last Night at the Lobster. Valentine's weekend, Art and Marion Fowler flee their Cleveland suburb for Niagara Falls, desperate to recoup their losses. Jobless, with their home approaching foreclosure and their marriage on the brink of collapse, Art and Marion liquidate their savings account and book a bridal suite at the Falls' ritziest casino for a second honeymoon. While they sightsee like tourists during the day, at night they risk it all at the roulette wheel to fix their finances-and save their marriage. A tender yet honest exploration of faith, forgiveness and last chances, The Odds is a reminder that love, like life, is always a gamble.

Playing Against the Odds

Author: Bernard Ashley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781842992425
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description

I Beat The Odds

Author: Michael Oher
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101560037
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 288

Book Description
The football star made famous in the hit film (and book) The Blind Side reflects on how far he has come from the circumstances of his youth. Michael Oher shares his personal account of his story, in this inspirational New York Times bestseller. Looking back on how he went from being a homeless child in Memphis to playing in the NFL, Michael talks about the goals he had to break out of the cycle of poverty, addiction, and hopelessness that trapped his family. Eventually he grasped onto football as his ticket out and worked hard to make his dream into a reality. With his adoptive family, the Touhys, and other influential people in mind, he describes the absolute necessity of seeking out positive role models and good friends who share the same values to achieve one's dreams. Sharing untold stories of heartache, determination, courage, and love, I Beat the Odds is an incredibly rousing tale of one young man's quest to achieve the American dream.

Weighing the Odds in Sports Betting

Author: King Yao
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780935926309
Category : Sports betting
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This book by King Yao, author of the widely-acclaimed Weighing the Odds in Hold 'em Poker, should be used as a guideline to sports betting rather than a blueprint. The sports betting market changes and adapts quickly. The underlying principles shown in this book should help the reader adapt and continue to make good bets even when the market changes.